Marketing Intern

SUMMARY: The Marketing Intern works in collaboration with the marketing team to support online communication efforts promoting brand recognition and implementing marketing and product development strategies. This position will also require involvement in conducting market and product research, support of sampling fulfillment and trade show logistics, along with lead generation and social media support. Position will be timing dependent upon student’s academic schedule. This is a comprehensive introduction to all facets of a full-time marketing position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist with inbound marketing efforts.
• Create content to support SEO, new product launches including videos, website copy, email marketing, collateral, social media (blog, LinkedIn updates, etc.) and other materials.
• Prepare product sample kits to assist the sales team in presenting product offerings to potential customers.
• Conduct new business and client research.
• Compile market-specific trend data.
• Assist in preparations for upcoming trade events.
• Assist with segmentation of existing prospects for customized lead nurturing campaigns.
• Assist with lead assignment/qualification efforts utilizing Apollo, LinkedIn, Salesforce and HubSpot software.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree with a concentration in Marketing, Business, Sales, Public Relations, Communications, or related field of study.
• Some experience with a CRM is helpful.
• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills.
• Ability to analyze data, provide trend analysis and present findings.
• Candidate must exude professionalism.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and video editing platforms.

Abides by MRP Solutions values and beliefs:

• Integrity – We have the courage to act with the highest level of integrity, even when no one is watching. We do what is right 100% of the time.
• Value Creation – The sole reason a company exists is to create real long-term value for society. This starts with ensuring human safety, as value cannot be created without first protecting human life. We seek opportunities for mutual benefit with all of our stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. In everything we do, our overarching goal is to deliver superior results.
• Accountability - We are accountable to each other and to our stakeholders. We say what we do and do what we say. We embrace a culture of ownership, empowering and equipping employees with the ability to own their outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial - Everyone thinks and acts like owners, employing good economic and critical thinking skills while adopting the risk profile of our shareholders. We are inquisitive, constantly seeking out opportunities to improve, actively searching for and innovating across each and every aspect of our business. We relentlessly strive to understand and profitably anticipate what our customers need and value, because if our customers do not grow, we do not grow.
• Respectful and Friendly – Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. Because everyone's perspective has value, we embrace diversity of thought, background and experiences. We are friendly and lead with a smile. What we do is important, but how we do it is what makes it impactful.
• Change - We actively seek out and embrace change wherever profitable. Because society is constantly identifying and employing new and better ways of accomplishing tasks, we must constantly innovate, reinvent and, ultimately, destroy the old ways of doing business. We actively engage in rigorous debate and embrace challenge to ensure we stay relevant and deliver superior results.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties, the employee will be working in an office environment. The employee is required to sit and/or stand for computer, reach with hands and arms and handle objects and other tools, stoop, squat, twist, push and pull, maintain balance, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distances, and climb stairs. Employee may be required to lift up to 25 pounds.

About Us:

MRP Solutions is a leading provider of high-quality, injection molded closures, jars and recyclable packaging components used every day by millions of consumers around the globe. But we offer more than just plastic caps and lids – we deliver fast, flexible and reliable packaging solutions. MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce cost and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity. MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce cost and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity.

Our vision: We deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

We are passionate about partnering with distributors and manufacturers who understand that plastic caps and lids are a small but important part of how people experience their brands. Together, we deliver packaging with purpose. By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

MRP Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, marital or protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, MRP Solutions will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs a reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources.